Bands of Namurian sandstone, siltstone and shale are exposed in a spectacular fashion and were formed over 300 million years ago during the Upper Carboniferous period. The rock layers are rich in fossil formations.

Cliffs near Saint Jean de Luz (Pays Basque - France)

The other day I found a large flock of Cliff Swallows building nests. Today I got to watch them gather mud for their nests.

I had to use my truck as a blind and waited while they came and left. Just before I moved into place I saw a Merlin take a run at them.

The beaches of Oldshore Beg and Oldshoremore can just be seen in the distance.

Some seaside cliffs near Howth, Ireland. (3)

Sony dsc

© 2011 - Jonas Emmertz

After a storm

Just returned. Two weeks of gorgeous Ireland. Friendly people, stunning landscapes, good food, better ale :-)

On Děčínský Sněžník table mountain

A look across the amazing rock formations of the sandstone cliffs east of Poipu.

Cliff at Lyons

A separate beach in Koromacna bay.

Northern edge of Big Sur, California

Dragonfly - after a long break. For the first time with my phone :-)

We looked out the back of the house this morning and saw it looked like it was going to be a wonderful sunrise.

So, quickly dressed after coffee and a quick drive to the cliff tops, and this was the scene that greeted us.

Standby for more sunrise shots.......

thornwick nab

This is the actual point of Flamborough Head.

We were driven from Stavanager to a small village where we caught the Lysefjord ferry. Our coach left the ferry at Lysebotn at the end fo the fjord and then drove up the mountain side on a road with 31 hair pin bends including two in a single land 5 km long tunnel. We then crossed the mountain tops for several hours before we came down into a valley near the village of Rysstad. from there we drove down to Kristiansand on the southern coast of Norway. A fantastic road and ferry trip.

Cliff At Lyons

These cliffs on the Murray River give the nearby town its name.

A picture of the Klif Orłowski (Orłowo Cliff), one of the most famous landmarks in Gdynia, Poland. The image was underexposed by a stop or two, so shadow detail in the rocks is poor.

Minolta XD7 + Fujifilm 400

Minolta MD Tele Rokkor 135 mm 1:2.8

135 mm | 1/500 s | f/5.6 | ISO 400

Looking down towards the Crowns mine on Botallack cliffs, West Cornwall.

Near to Lulworth Cove

A very atmospheric shot of the distant cliffs of the Grand Staircase Escalante from Glen Canyon. I love cloud days like this!